Line #46 Quotes/ParentalAbandonment


1	->'''West:''' Your mother should have taught you to tell the truth!
2	->'''Dorothy:''' I'm not lying! I don't know her!
3	->'''West:''' Your own mother? ''[{{beat}}]'' Even dogs know the bitch from whence they came.
4	-->-- ''Series/EmeraldCity''
5
6	->''"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."''
7	-->-- '''Lady Bracknell''', ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest''
8
9	->''"There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh."''
10	-->-- ''Literature/{{Dune}}''
11
12	->'''Scrooge:''' I'm not used to relatives either. The few I had seem to have... disappeared.
13	->'''Huey, Dewey and Louie:''' We know how ''that'' feels, Unca Scrooge.
14	-->-- ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck''
15
16	->'''Kitty:''' Eric, I'm sure she's not abandoning Steven. She's his mother!
17	->'''Eric:''' Mom, her exact words were "I know I'm your mother, but I'm abandoning you, Steven."
18	-->-- ''Series/That70sShow''
19
20	->''"Okay, basically, my parents abandoned me, I was being raised by ocelots."''
21	-->-- '''Dr. Doofenshmirtz''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
22
23	->''"Father left home, poor mother died\
24	Leaving Susie alone\
25	Grandfather's soul too had flown...\
26	No one to care..."''
27	-->-- '''Music/MichaelJackson''', "Little Susie"
28
29	->'''Natsuru''': Oh, of course. The missing parents. What is it this time? Dead? Fugitives?
30	-> '''Shizuku''': Diplomats.
31	-> '''Natsuru''': Oh, okay.
32	-->-- ''Literature/{{Kampfer}} Abridged''
33
34	->''"Do you have any family movies that have families in them?"''
35	-->-- '''Daryl''', ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues''
36
37	->''"No, you know what, uncle Phil? I'll get through college without him, I'll get a great job without him, I'll marry me a beautiful honey and I'm having a whole bunch of kids. I'll be a better father than he ever was. And I sure as hell don't need him for that, 'cause there ain't a ''damn'' thing he can ever teach me about how to love my kids!"''
38	->[long pause]
39	->''[[TearJerker "...How come he don't want me, man?"]]''
40	-->-- '''Will Smith''', ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
41
42	->'''Silver:''' Didn't your pap ever teach you to pick your fights a bit more carefully?\
43	''[Jim looks away]''\
44	'''Silver:''' Your father not the teachin' sort?\
45	'''Jim:''' No. He was more the "taking off and never coming back" sort.
46	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''
47
48	->'''[[Anime/DancougarNova Aoi]]''': Parents who abuse their kids for their crazy agendas are nothing but a bad influence on them!\
49	'''[[Anime/{{Gigantor}} SD]]''': So you say and, yet, it seems you do not even know your parents.\
50	'''Aoi''': So what! I have friends who are much more important than some parents I never knew!\
51	'''Aoi''': Gura also realized that: the friends who cared for him matter way more than some selfish dad!\
52	'''Aoi''': That kid's cries wouldn't reach you, so I'll give you a piece of my mind in his stead!\
53	'''Aoi''': Let's do this, Space Devil!
54	-->-- ''Third VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ: Jigoku-hen''
55
56	->''"Your refusal to face reality, content to watch us from afar. Don't make me laugh! There's only one truth here. You, my own parents, you abandoned us!"''
57	-->-- '''Lelouch vi Britannia''', ''Anime/CodeGeass''
58
59	->''"When I was four, I was abandoned by my father. Not that I ever saw him that often even when Mother was alive...but...I can still feel the pain, Asuka. The loneliness...being rejected like that. I don't want my daughter to ever feel the same way. Not if I can make sure it doesn't happen. If you'll allow me to be there..."''
60	-->-- '''Shinji''', ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'', ''chapter 5''
61
62	->''"Three thousand, five hundred and forty nine. It's the number of days since my Father sent me off to live with my uncle. It also happens to be the number of days since anyone from the rest of my extended family bothered to so much as acknowledge that I even existed."''
63	-->-- '''Shinji''', ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling''
64
65	->''"My parents died when they were young, and it was morbid,''\
66	''But at least they didn't ditch while they were alive like [[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill yours]] did!''\
67	''Oh shit! [[{{Pun}} World War too soon]]?''\
68	''Well, Teddy's dropping bombs so you best go hide in your tube!"''
69	-->-- '''UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt''', ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''
70
71	->''Let's do this again in another 10 years.''
72	-->-- '''Dr Andonuts''' after reuniting with his son after 10 years, ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''
73
74	-> ''When I was ten, my family moved to Downers Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them.''
75	-->-- '''Emo Phillips'''
76
77	->''"Oh yeah, I went nuts at first. But hey, I figure I could literally sell [my son] for booze and still be a better mom than Raven ever was."''
78	-->-- '''Yang''', ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY''
79
80	->'''[[TheMentor Sir Gavin]]''': [[RageAgainstTheAuthor You guys are storyboarding my death?!]] How could you! I am the protagonist's father!
81	->'''Creator/WaltDisney''': (walks in) Ah, but Sir Gavin, this is {{Creator/Disney}}.
82	->'''Sir Gavin''': (gasp) This is a Disney Film?! I'm a "Disney" Parent?! [[TakeThat ...you murderers!]]
83	->'''Walt Disney''': [[YouCantFightFate Your fate was decided before you were created.]]
84	->'''Sir Gavin:''' Please, have mercy! [[TemptingFate Not all Disney characters have to lose a parent!]]
85	->'''Walt Disney''': No, you're right (opens a snickers bar) ...just {{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}, WesternAnimation/{{Snow White\|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} Aladdin, Jasmine]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}} Shang]], [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Quasimodo, Esmeralda]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]], [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook Mowgli]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Tarzan}} Tarzan, Jane]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Peter Pan, The Lost Boys]], [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Christopher Robin]], {{WesternAnimation/Bambi}}, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Simba]], [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo]], WesternAnimation/{{T\|heFoxAndTheHound}}od, WesternAnimation/TheAristocats, [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Arther]], WesternAnimation/{{B\|eautyAndTheBeast}}elle, WesternAnimation/{{T\|hePrincessAndTheFrog}}iana, {{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}, [[{{WesternAnimation/Ratatouille}} Remy, Linguini]], [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Flik, Atta]], [[Franchise/ToyStory Andy]], [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}} Flynn Rider]], [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Anna, Elsa]], [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Huey, Dewey, and Louie]], WesternAnimation/{{Lilo\|AndStitch}}, [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann]], [[Film/HighSchoolMusical Gabriella]], Series/HannahMontana, [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries Mia Thermopolis]], and Film/{{Pollyanna\|1960}}. (eats the snickers bar) The [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse mouse]] createth and the mouse destroyeth.
86	-->-- ''Series/StudioC'' (Disney Plans Hero's Death)
87
88	->''"You ever read the Bible, Dan? I read it one time. I was eight years old. My daddy just got hisself killed over a shot of whiskey and my mama said "we're going back East to start over". So she gave me a Bible, sat me down in the train station, told me to read it. She was gonna get our tickets. Well, I did what she said. I read that Bible from cover to cover. It took me three days. She never came back."''
89	-->--'''Ben Wade''', ''Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007''
90
91	->''Forsakened''\
92	''[[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening I am awakened]]''\
93	''[[ThePhoenix A phoenix's ash]] [[TheSacredDarkness in dark divine]]''\
94	''Descending misery''\
95	''Destiny chasing time''
96	-->-- '''Bury The Light''', Vergil's battle theme, ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''
97
98	->''No, no, no, there has to be another way! I don't want to be like my father! I ''won't'' abandon my son! [...] Don't any of you know how it feels to be abandoned?! I won't have him feel that. [...] I... can't be a part of this. I'm sorry...''
99	-->--'''Cyclops''', ''WesternAnimation/XMen97''

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